Delayed Fixation of Hip Fractures and Shortterm Outcome in Coronavirus Positive Patients: A Prospective Cohort Study
Introduction: Coronavirus Disease-19 (COVID-19) affected the healthcare system worldwide. The golden rules of fracture fixation and early mobilisation of patients was not strictly followed, because of fear of spread of the disease among the patients and healthcare workers. Early surgery and prom...
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JCDR Research and Publications Private Limited
2021
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| Sumario: | Introduction: Coronavirus Disease-19 (COVID-19) affected the
healthcare system worldwide. The golden rules of fracture fixation
and early mobilisation of patients was not strictly followed,
because of fear of spread of the disease among the patients
and healthcare workers. Early surgery and prompt postoperative
ambulation improves outcomes for patients with hip fractures,
but the morbidity and mortality were high in the patients who were
operated upon, when having an active infection of COVID-19
virus.
Aim: To study the short-term outcome of delayed fixation of hip
fractures in coronavirus positive patient in terms of postoperative
infection, union at the fracture, deep vein thrombosis and mortality.
Materials and Methods: This was a prospective cohort study
carried out in Government Medical College, Srinagar, Kashmir,
India from April 2020 to September 2020. Delayed surgery using
different methods of fixation was performed in patients with hip
fractures who had active COVID-19 infection. The patients were
followed for a period of six months. Short-term mortality and
complications if any were recorded. Results were expressed in
terms of frequency and percentages and analysed by Microsoft
Excel 2016.
Results: Among the 24 operated patients, males were 9 (37.5%)
and females were 15 (62.5%). Of the total, 14 (58.33%) were
intertrochanteric fractures, 6 (25%) were femoral neck fractures
and 4 (16.67%) were subtrochanteric fractures. Dynamic hip screw
was used to treat 15 (62.5%) patients. Age ranged from 39 to 82
years mean age was 51.04 years. Majority of patients, 16 (66.67%)
sustained hip fractures after a low velocity fall from standing
height. Delay in surgery was 15 to 21 days (Average-18.25 days).
Two elderly patients died after 14 weeks of follow-up due to
causes else than respiratory failure. Three patients developed
superficial infection which settled with oral antibiotics. No case
of deep venous thrombosis, pulmonary thrombo embolism was
observed in the present study.
Conclusion: Despite the delay, the mortality rate in the early
postoperative period was less. The present study findings
suggest that hip fracture patients who present with COVID-19
infection can safely undergo delayed surgical intervention after
appropriate medical optimisation. |
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